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that's based on law. that's based on legislation that congress passed that entitles people that under certain circumstances to obtain federal money. and get it as a matter of entitlement. and so when those programs are surging at 6% a year, medicaid, the poor person's insurance program, is projected to go to -- to grow 8% a year over the next decade, 117% over the next ten years, when those programs are going at that rate and the economy is growing at 2%, you have got a problem. you don't have to go to the harvard business school to know that. you really don't have to go to harvard to know that. when i talk to the american people, they understand it fully. they expect that we are really going to have to make tough choices in this country to get the country on the right path, and they are girding themselves to support such tough choices, but they want them fair. they want to tighten their belt but they don't want somebody who never works and lays around and watches tv all day, the soap operas, to have an a
that's based on law. that's based on legislation that congress passed that entitles people that under certain circumstances to obtain federal money. and get it as a matter of entitlement. and so when those programs are surging at 6% a year, medicaid, the poor person's insurance program, is projected to go to -- to grow 8% a year over the next decade, 117% over the next ten years, when those programs are going at that rate and the economy is growing at 2%, you have got a problem. you don't have...
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when the law of the united states of america says a budget should be brought every year to the floor, and every year before the committee. and the president is required to produce a budget every year. and for the first time since the budget act has been passed the president hasn't produced a budget this year. but the senate has begun to act. so i guess we're supposed to be happy for that. and i am happy for that. but i think we would be a lot better off, the country would be a lot better off, we may be in a better position to reach some sort of compromise on some of the great issues had we been publicly wrestling with these issues for the last four years instead of sweeping them under the table. madam president, i thank the chair and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: madam president, i ask that the quorum call be set aside. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. merkley: madam president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate pr
when the law of the united states of america says a budget should be brought every year to the floor, and every year before the committee. and the president is required to produce a budget every year. and for the first time since the budget act has been passed the president hasn't produced a budget this year. but the senate has begun to act. so i guess we're supposed to be happy for that. and i am happy for that. but i think we would be a lot better off, the country would be a lot better off,...
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. >> like moore's law of invention, just roll things out. >> yes. >> he had two other things, access to capital, both from the public markets and from his own considerable wealth at this point because he was making tremendous royalties off a number of inventions, not the least of which was the phonograph. was he investing that back? >> the big chunk of money made was from the telegraph. he started that as, you know, as a lowly telegraph operator, learned the business, and figured out how to send transmissions both directions on the same wire, a valuable patent for the union. he got a payoff with that. i don't think he made as much, but they don't know what it was good for taking a long time. people said it was the most, you know, ingenious, but useless invention. people bought tickets to see a phonograph on stage, but once you saw it, what's it good for? it took awhile for people to realize that music was the great use for it. edison being deaf didn't think about the value of music. >> had to be thrilling to watch a phonograph on stage play a cylinder. >> once. [laughter] >> the othe
. >> like moore's law of invention, just roll things out. >> yes. >> he had two other things, access to capital, both from the public markets and from his own considerable wealth at this point because he was making tremendous royalties off a number of inventions, not the least of which was the phonograph. was he investing that back? >> the big chunk of money made was from the telegraph. he started that as, you know, as a lowly telegraph operator, learned the business,...
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we are doing that at the law enforcement level. many countries deal with the drug problem. >> if i could just ask him a private businesses, private industries. picking up the slack there, are they doing so? are they being good trading partners within the country's? would that diminish the to threat of the chinese? >> we have tremendous relationships. in fact, we are the biggest traitor. but there are still restrictions on what businesses can do. hula hoops they have to get through. hurdles they have to jump it's much easier when you deal with a country that has absolutely no restriction and will do business with anyone for any reason. >> thank you, sir. thank you, mr. chairman. >> senator king? >> thank you, admiral, i am sorry that you are leaving. i'm sorry that we won't have a chance to work together. one thing that general kelly mentioned that perked my ears up. what is the chinese involvement in the management of the panel mark now. >> they have commercial managers and companies that work be either end of the panama canal. >>
we are doing that at the law enforcement level. many countries deal with the drug problem. >> if i could just ask him a private businesses, private industries. picking up the slack there, are they doing so? are they being good trading partners within the country's? would that diminish the to threat of the chinese? >> we have tremendous relationships. in fact, we are the biggest traitor. but there are still restrictions on what businesses can do. hula hoops they have to get through....
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rule of law, repeated election. not just one election. and i think we need to focus more on that and building the fabric of democracy in the region and less on feeling as though we need endorse whoever wins an election. and finally, look, i think we need to be prepared to judged on the action and not just on the words. going and giving another high profile speech is not going to cut it. people want to see action, especially because there's a view that the 2009 speech wasn't really carried out. it didn't translate to policy. the places we'll be most judged on the action is syrian and iran. i think in syria, look, we need to stake out a strategy and put resources behind it, build a coalition around it. i think it's damaging the idea the united states is passive or unable to accomplish the objective when people see syria in a sense most urgent and national security priority for the united states and allies been it comes to iran i think we need reconcile the conflicting messages we often send to iran. the military option is on the table. we t
rule of law, repeated election. not just one election. and i think we need to focus more on that and building the fabric of democracy in the region and less on feeling as though we need endorse whoever wins an election. and finally, look, i think we need to be prepared to judged on the action and not just on the words. going and giving another high profile speech is not going to cut it. people want to see action, especially because there's a view that the 2009 speech wasn't really carried out....